Celebration: Andy Murray meets David Cameron in Downing Street this afternoon after his three-sets victory over Novak Djokovic yesterday. The picture was Tweeted by the Prime Minister

Exhausted: Andy Murray only got one hour of sleep last night before he was back doing media interviews this morning after his historic victory

Celebration: Murray holds his Wimbledon trophy at an Adidas event where he met his fans and challenged them to hit the winner in a one shot match against him

Beating a champion: A young boy attempts to return a winner against Andy Murray at an event in south London today

Hit the winner: Andy Murray plays a point with PCSO Craig Venables during the Adidas event in Kennington, south London, today

MURRAY HAD ONE HOUR SLEEP

Andy Murray had just one hour of sleep last night before he was up doing media interviews today.

The Wimbledon champion said he was 'exhausted' after yesterday's match in searing heat - but didn't get to bed until 3am.

3am - Andy Murray finally goes to bed after spending the evening at the Wimbledon Champion's Ball in west London.

But he only slept for round an hour because he was worried he would wake up to find it had all been a dream

8am -He is back outside Centre Court to do a series of media interviews. He is on BBC Breakfast at 8am and on BBC Radio 4 at 8.15am.

Later he is interviewed by Holly Willoughby on ITV's This Morning at 10.30am.

Then he returns to the tennis court in south London to take part in an Adidas event. He challenged fans to hit a winner against him in a one-shot match.

4pm - Murray arrives in Downing Street for a reception with the Prime Minister.

He has been living with Kim since 2010 but she is forced to
spend a lot of time apart from him while he travels the world competing
in tournaments.

'It has been getting close to eight years that we have been together,' he added.

'She has been with me since the second time I played Wimbledon, just after the first summer I played.

'It has been good because her dad is a tennis coach and he still travels on the tour. She understands the sport well and is used to being away from her dad from a young age. She understands that sort of distant relationship, and yes it works well.'

As Murray carried out a series of
interviews after his historic victory yesterday, there was growing
speculation that he will receive a knighthood.

He ended 77 years of failure by becoming the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936.

Murray modestly questioned whether he would deserve such an honour for winning a tennis tournament.

'I think it's a nice thing to have or be offered,' he said.

'I
think just because everyone's waited for such a long time for this,
that's probably why it'll be suggested, but I don't know if it merits
that. I don't know.'

The British champion said it was only when
he was taking a post-match drugs test 45 minutes that he realised he had made history.

A year ago he suffered the heartbreak of losing to Roger Federer in the final at Wimbledon, but bounced back in style.

Champion: Andy Murray clutches his trophy outside Centre Court in front of a statue of Fred Perry - the last British man to win Wimbledon back in 1936

Celebrations: Andy Murray's mother Judy (left) and his father William (pictured right with his partner Sam Watson) arrive at Number 10 this afternoon as the Prime Minister holds a reception for the Wimbledon winner

Victory at last: Andy Murray holds his Wimbledon winners trophy during the Champions Dinner last night

Embrace: Andy Murray goes over to his girlfriend in the moments after he defeated world Number One Novak Djokovic in the men's final at Wimbledon

CAMERON SAYS MURRAY DESERVES KNIGHTHOOD AFTER TRIUMPH

David Cameron has fuelled speculation that Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will be recommended for a knighthood.

The Prime Minister said honours were decided independently but 'I can’t think of anyone who deserves one more'.

Mr Cameron, who watched the straight-sets victory from the Royal Box, said: 'It was a fantastic day for Andy Murray, for British tennis and for Britain.

'I think he lifted the spirits of the whole country.

'We were wondering yesterday morning "Do we dare to dream that this is possible?" and he proved absolutely that it was.'

Mr Cameron said he was 'very lucky' to have watched the final, as he faced questions about his Wimbledon experience from children at a

'I’m a keen tennis fan, it’s my favourite sport, I try to play maybe once a fortnight.

'I very much wanted to be there to cheer him on.

'As Prime Minister you are very lucky to get the chance to go to things like that. It’s something I particularly wanted to go to.'

Since then he has won Olympic Gold at Wimbledon before finally winning his first Grand Slam title at the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York last September.

But yesterday's triumph in front of an expectant home crowd was his greatest of all.

Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning, Andy Murray said that it took nearly an hour for his achievement to sink in.

'It was a bit different to the US Open last year. I think about 45 minutes after the match I sat down and I was waiting to do the drug test and it just hit me,' he said.

'I got so so tired and everything started to sink in, It was the best day of my life.'

The
win made Murray the first British man to take the Wimbledon title since
Fred Perry in 1936.

A year ago Murray won the first set against Federer in the final but was defeated after losing the next three.

The Scottish player burst into tears
after the defeat - his fourth in a Grand Slam final - but he said that the
heartbreak helped him mature as a player.

'The two or three weeks after
Wimbledon last year were really important. Some will say the Wimbledon
final was the turning point but I don't really know exactly,' he said.

Knighthood calls: David Cameron, pictured on ITV's This Morning, said he thinks Andy Murray deserves a knighthood after his Wimbledon triumph

Champion: Andy Murray carries out a series of television interviews today after becoming the first British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years

You could forgive Andy Murray for being lost for words after his incredible Wimbledon triumph - and again today when he faced some bizarre interview questions.

In a surreal exchange on BBC Radio 4, presenter John Humphrys asked Murray whether he preferred fluffy or smooth tennis balls.

And he also asked the star, who has devoted his life to tennis, if he would rather be Prime Minister or the winner of Wimbledon.

'Err, I don't know a lot about politics,' said Murray.

'The period after Wimbledon was
really important. It was the hardest loss of my career and I was really
emotional but I responded really well from it.

'I don't know why that was. I don't
know if I matured, if years of these emotions just came out but when I
returned to the practice courts I felt really good about my game after
Wimbledon.

'It would normally take a couple of months for me to get over the Grand Slam losses.'

Murray finally sealed victory
yesterday after dramatically squandering three Championship points from
40-0 and 5-4 up in the third set.

He told BBC Breakfast that it dawned on him that he was about to win the tournament at match point and his confidence slipped.

'When I sat down at the end change, I
actually felt OK. I wasn't really thinking too much about it. I was
just concentrating on the first point and where I was going to hit my
first serve on the first point,' he said.

Disbelief: Tweet Andy Murray posted yesterday just after winning his Wimbledon final on Centre Court

Morning after: Andy Murray carries out an interview with the BBC Radio 4 Today show after dramatically winning Wimbledon yesterday

Winner: Andy Murray at the Wimbledon Winners' Ball on Park Lane last night after he sealed a three-set win over Novak Djokovic in the final

'But then when I went 40-0 up, I was
thinking in my head 'I'm about to win Wimbledon', so very rarely will
you lose your serve from 40-0 up.

'And then, a few points later, facing
break point, and some of the points in that last game were
unbelievable, I can't really remember exactly what happened in it.

'But it was the toughest three,
four-minute period of my career, some of the hardest points I've ever
played, and just mentally really, really challenging.'

A city celebrates: Edinburgh is lit up for the Andy Murray, the boy from Dunblane who won Wimbledon

Popping the question? Murray, pictured with his girlfriend Kim, 25, at a Wimbledon after party last night, has been in a relationship for the last seven years. However, he remained coy when asked if he is going to propose

Success: After losing in the final last year, Andy Murray finally holds aloft the Wimbledon men's trophy at an awards dinner last night

On court: Murray, 26, becomes the first Brit to hold the male winner's trophy in 77 years after he beat world number one Novak Djokovic (right)

He's done it: Andy Murray punches the air after sealing a straight sets win over Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final yesterday

DELIGHT OF ANDY MURRAY'S GRANDPARENTS WATCHING FINAL AT HOME

Andy Murray's grandparents had 'every faith' in him as battled his way to a historic Wimbledon victory on Centre Court.

Roy and Shirley Erskine watched the match from Murray's hometown of Dunblane, where they said support for their grandson had been 'absolutely fantastic'.

Murray, 26, received bellowing support from fans in Centre Court and those watching back home as he sealed a thrilling victory over Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic.

Delight: Andy Murray's grandparents Roy and Shirley Erskine celebrate after watching the tennis star win Wimbledon on the television at their home in Dunblane, Scotland

Murray's grandparents had the opportunity to speak to him on the phone last night minutes after he had won.

Mrs Erskine told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: 'I congratulated him and told him that there was a tremendous party and that as usual the support in Dunblane was absolutely fantastic.

'It was actually lovely last night to watch the highlights, tired as we were, because I don't think we could remember that last game.'

Mrs Erskine said Murray had displayed competitveness and a determination to win from an early age, but she credited the player's coach, Ivan Lendl, with helping him find the mental strength win the championship.

'His mental toughness that has improved so much in the last 18 months since Ivan Lendl became his coach,' she said. 'There is no question that he has been so good for Andy.'

Speaking to ITV's Daybreak, Mrs Erskine added: 'I just had a feeling that he was in control of himself. He was playing well, we knew that, we knew that it was going to be a long battle. I suppose we just had every faith in him.'

Route to victory: Andy Murray makes a forehand return to Djokovic in the men's final at Wimbledon yesterday

Success: Murray, 26, celebrates winning a game against Djokovic as he avenges his Wimbledon final defeat of a year ago